Thick filament-associated myosin undergoes frequent replacement at the tip of the thick filament. 2022

Emi Ichimura, and Koichi Ojima, and Susumu Muroya, and Ken Kobayashi, and Takanori Nishimura
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

Myosin plays a fundamental role in muscle contraction. Approximately 300 myosins form a bipolar thick filament, in which myosin is continuously replaced by protein turnover. However, it is unclear how rapidly this process occurs and whether the myosin exchange rate differs depending on the region of the thick filament. To answer this question, we first measured myosin release and insertion rates over a short period and monitored myotubes expressing a photoconvertible fluorescence protein-tagged myosin, which enabled us to monitor myosin release and insertion simultaneously. About 20% of myosins were replaced within 10 min, while 70% of myosins were exchanged over 10 h with symmetrical and biphasic alteration of myosin release and insertion rates. Next, a fluorescence pulse-chase assay was conducted to investigate whether myosin is incorporated into specific regions in the thick filament. Newly synthesized myosin was located at the tip of the thick filament rather than the center in the first 7 min of pulse-chase labeling and was observed in the remainder of the thick filament by 30 min. These results suggest that the myosin replacement rate differs depending on the regions of the thick filament. We concluded that myosin release and insertion occur concurrently and that myosin is more frequently exchanged at the tip of the thick filament.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009218 Myosins A diverse superfamily of proteins that function as translocating proteins. They share the common characteristics of being able to bind ACTINS and hydrolyze MgATP. Myosins generally consist of heavy chains which are involved in locomotion, and light chains which are involved in regulation. Within the structure of myosin heavy chain are three domains: the head, the neck and the tail. The head region of the heavy chain contains the actin binding domain and MgATPase domain which provides energy for locomotion. The neck region is involved in binding the light-chains. The tail region provides the anchoring point that maintains the position of the heavy chain. The superfamily of myosins is organized into structural classes based upon the type and arrangement of the subunits they contain. Myosin ATPase,ATPase, Actin-Activated,ATPase, Actomyosin,ATPase, Myosin,Actin-Activated ATPase,Actomyosin ATPase,Actomyosin Adenosinetriphosphatase,Adenosine Triphosphatase, Myosin,Adenosinetriphosphatase, Actomyosin,Adenosinetriphosphatase, Myosin,Myosin,Myosin Adenosinetriphosphatase,ATPase, Actin Activated,Actin Activated ATPase,Myosin Adenosine Triphosphatase
D018485 Muscle Fibers, Skeletal Large, multinucleate single cells, either cylindrical or prismatic in shape, that form the basic unit of SKELETAL MUSCLE. They consist of MYOFIBRILS enclosed within and attached to the SARCOLEMMA. They are derived from the fusion of skeletal myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, SKELETAL) into a syncytium, followed by differentiation. Myocytes, Skeletal,Myotubes,Skeletal Myocytes,Skeletal Muscle Fibers,Fiber, Skeletal Muscle,Fibers, Skeletal Muscle,Muscle Fiber, Skeletal,Myocyte, Skeletal,Myotube,Skeletal Muscle Fiber,Skeletal Myocyte

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